CRITICAL ROLE

Information Architect : (Kellen)

1.) A good structured design of shared environments.

2.) Figure out methods of organizing and labeling websites, and online communities.

3.) Have ways of bringing the principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.

Graphics Designer: (Jorge)

1.)The designer brings an organization of graphics and text that will grab the readers attention.

2.)The designer needs to bring balance to the layout of the website when creating the screes design

3.)They also create a visual logic to the site.  It needs to have shapes, colors, and contrast.

The Content Manager: (Ivana)

1.)The content manager organizes the information that goes on the site and then later goes on the web site

2.)The content manager adds a headline or title that grabs attention, making the site look interesting

3.)They make  sure that the text of the site isn't intimidating. For example, no small text or information in one long paragraph

“Individual Roles” 6 Characteristics

1.)  The first main characteristic of my role is to figure out what users need. After figuring this out i must make it easy for them to achieve their objectives.

www.alistapart.com/topics/userscience

2.) The second characteristic  of my role is to rely more on what i know about performance than preference and make use of what I'm learning.

www.usability.gov/refine/learnusa.html

3.) Organizing the site's content into categories and creating an interface to support those categories, is the third main characteristic of my role.

articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-22-5074224.html

4.) The fourth characteristic is to make the elements of my web page dynamic.  A colorful and dynamic web page makes the site more fun, more interactive, and it allows us to make the page more usable.

evolt.org/ia_usability

5.) The fifth characteristic of my role is to make sure i understand hoe users work with a design. To do this i would have to watch people work and analyze their behavior.

www.nngroup.com/services/workshops/learnbydoing.html

6.) The last characteristic is to know when to invest more time into a certain area of the site.  If the site no longer need more color more pictures etc. then its time to move on. To much time on one area can affect the whole site.

evolt.org/ia_usability

Color Schemes

1.) The Minnesota Vikings have colors which is good example of complementary colors. There colors are purple and yellow.

2.) The color combination that makes orange is red and yellow.  Yellow and blue makes green, and blur and red makes purple. These are secondary colors.

3.) The difference between tints and shades are that tints are lightened colors and shades are darkened colors. When you tint you begin with white and add a bit of color to the white. When you shade you begin with a color and add a bit of black to the color.

4.) Neutral colors are black, white,gray and sometimes brown. These colors contain equal parts of each of the three primary colors red, yellow, and blue.

There are three main sets of color schemes. They are analogous, complimentary, and monochromatic. A good example of an Analogous site is: www.mcpheters.com 

a complimentary site is: www.guardian.co.uk

and a monochromatic site is: www.xtendio.com

Good Web Site:

1. Easy navigation.

2. fun and colorful.

3. Home page fits rest of the site.

4. Fast, with easy access.

5. Music has a mute button.

6. Links relate to the site.

7. No viruses or bugs.

8. Very organized.

9. Good color contrast.

10. Works with all web browsers.

11. Pictures and Videos load quickly.

12. Text should be easy to read.

13. Pictures should be about the company. not just random pictures.

14. Videos should fit the site also.

15. Have accounts to log on to for security.

On The Cutting Edge

1.)Who is requesting this RFP?
The CEO of the company.

2.)Why has Chris called a meeting in the Zone?
To explain that the CEO of a very large and successful corporation is interested in having EyeSite create and manage Web site.

3.)How will your team prove that you are the best qualified team to take on this project?
By giving the CEO proof. Our team will determine the critical characteristics of the perfect Web site are.

4.)Summarize in a couple of sentences what your 1st step is to accomplish this task.
To accomplish this task, each member will have to describe what she or he thinks the characteristics of the perfect Web site are, and write them down as a list.

5.)When describing a good website, Why are descriptive words like; cool, easy, fun, and awesome not good enough to satisfy the CEO of this company?
The CEO doesn't want this because these words mean different things to different people

6.)What does the CEO want and how will you achieve this?
The CEO wants descriptive words that really have definite meaning, and he wants your descriptions backed up with quality research and examples. By doint this the three group members will b assigned to three different roles. An information architect, a graphics designer, and a content manager.

7.)Lastly, Name the individual roles and tell me who on your team is assign to them.
Information Architect: Kellen
Graphics Designer: Jorge
Content Manager: Ivanna